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Higgin's Mom · 07-12-2007, 05:33 AM

We live in a house in a retirement community in Florida that allows only ONE pet (can't have both a dog and a cat) per household. And if your pet dies, they STRONGLY SUGGEST that you do NOT replace it. They enforce this rather rigidly, though they made an exception when a widow and widower here, each with one dog, fell in love and got married. They are the only house with TWO pets.

There a lots of dog haters here, too. The lady two doors down accosts anyone who walks their dog past her house IN THE ROAD (allowed) and tells them NOT to come that way. She immediately runs out and washes the road with a bottle of bleach if your dog pees or poops in the road -- even though you have neatly picked everything up. I am almost at the point of laughing at her, but I really don't want to start a war.

There are one or two who don't pick up poop, and they are ruining it for everyone. I pick up after them, just so Higgins doesn't get blamed.

Now then, there is LOTS of poop lying around! We back up on a beautiful wildlife and nature preserve, some 80 miles of it and the wildlife is spectacular. Each day I watch otters play in our stream and roll around our backyard. The huge and numerous deer consider all the park's plantings and flowers their smorgasbord every night. The black bears are sneaky, but there is often bear scat on the lawns. And the BIG BIRDS! Ever seen Sandhill Crane poop? The hunting hawks and eagles leave pieces of rabbit all over the place (had a bunny leg on my carport). We have four beautiful wild turkeys, a really big Tom and his harem of three ladies, that walk all over the park. And there are many, many herons, egrets, anhingas, ducks, geese (messy!), and, alas, many venomous snakes and the occasional gator. THIS IS THE MOST FASCINATING PLACE I HAVE EVER LIVED! While no one feeds the wildlife, the critters know they are safe and are very tolerant of humans. It's like Animal Planet all the time!

So we pick up the wild poop, too. Happy to do it.

But I have often wanted to ask the many dog haters what they think of all that stuff lying around. I think my neighbor ought to wash the whole street, don't you?

Gingergirlsmom · 07-12-2007, 06:10 AM

Well, first..

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!~

Sounds like you are off to a good start. Good luck.

CO_yorkie_momma · 07-12-2007, 07:04 AM

Yes Happy Birthday and dont call yourself stupid because you cant decide which dogs to let go of if it comes down to that. That would be like deciding which kid to let go of if you couldnt keep them all. Hopefully nothing will come of it but I know how hard it is to get them to stop barking especially if there is more than one or two of them.

sweetr72 · 07-12-2007, 03:15 PM

Hi all!

I tried to get ahold of someone from our municipality today but of course no one who knew anything about our dog laws was available...I THINK we will licence Reece and Soleil to my brother in law...he dosent have dogs and would jump at the chance to help his twin brother (my common law hehe)...I will keep you posted!!

Dawn

IluvLucy · 07-12-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetr72

Hi all!

I tried to get ahold of someone from our municipality today but of course no one who knew anything about our dog laws was available...I THINK we will licence Reece and Soleil to my brother in law...he dosent have dogs and would jump at the chance to help his twin brother (my common law hehe)...I will keep you posted!!

Dawn

Sounds like a winner to me

reeses · 07-12-2007, 03:20 PM

How do you license a dog?

sweetr72 · 07-12-2007, 03:21 PM

Oh...I forgot to mention...my neighbour came over to my place of work today and told me what a good job we have done keeping them quiet today and last night and then said "luckily I didnt tell the police who you are or you would only have two dogs today" and then smiled..I thought...why offer a compliment and then follow it up with a threat...what IS her problem????

Dawn

sweetr72 · 07-12-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by reeses

How do you license a dog?

In Canada we call our dog tags, licences..so I mean we will get the dog tags under my BIL's name...see how far that gets us lol..

yorkiegirl83 · 07-12-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetr72

Oh...I forgot to mention...my neighbour came over to my place of work today and told me what a good job we have done keeping them quiet today and last night and then said "luckily I didnt tell the police who you are or you would only have two dogs today" and then smiled..I thought...why offer a compliment and then follow it up with a threat...what IS her problem????

Dawn

Ugh, what a brat your neighbor is

But I'm glad you are getting it figured out..

patty58 · 07-12-2007, 03:34 PM

What a horrible position to be in. How could anyone make that decision 'cause they are family! I know when we lived in town it was a 3 animal limit and we had 5 including the cats. We lived there for almost 30 years and always had more than the law said but never got caught. Now we live in the country and only have Murfee but my daughter who lives with us has 2 cats and my son who lives on the property has 3 dogs, 2 horses, and 4 cats

Good luck with whatever you decided to do. Patty

judyeve · 07-12-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetr72

Oh...I forgot to mention...my neighbour came over to my place of work today and told me what a good job we have done keeping them quiet today and last night and then said "luckily I didnt tell the police who you are or you would only have two dogs today" and then smiled..I thought...why offer a compliment and then follow it up with a threat...what IS her problem????

Dawn

Oh no!!! What is she doing that you can blackmail her with? There has to be something.

I think you should be okay with some of the dogs registered to other people anyway.

Anyway...I'm so sorry that this happened to you, and on your birthday too!

tjdmom · 07-12-2007, 04:07 PM

it sounds like your neighbor could be alot worse, nicer too but there are many neighbors who would've just called the police and reported you and not approached you at all so you are lucky in that respect that she at least gave you a warning. I think your husband is doing the right thing by making nice no matter how difficult that may be at times because I think it would make it a lot more difficult to turn you in if she likes you. I would bake some cookies and say thank you for being so understanding or I'm sorry if my dogs bothered you or something like that because as difficult as it might be you have to remember what is the most important thing? Keeping your babies. I hope everything works out for you!!!

Tiggerwit · 07-12-2007, 04:36 PM

Ger her a yorkie. I think she's jealous.

teffiemoore · 07-12-2007, 04:52 PM

GIIIRRLLL, you know you catch flys with honey...bake her a pie and tell her what a nice and patient neighbor she has been....that you are working on keepin these babies of yours quiet everyday and you would just DIE if anything ever happened to them....big smooch on her cheeck ...rinse and repeat if necessary

teffiemoore · 07-12-2007, 04:54 PM

Oh, and

07-12-2007, 05:33 AM	#31
Higgin's Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 852	We can only have ONE pet! We live in a house in a retirement community in Florida that allows only ONE pet (can't have both a dog and a cat) per household. And if your pet dies, they STRONGLY SUGGEST that you do NOT replace it. They enforce this rather rigidly, though they made an exception when a widow and widower here, each with one dog, fell in love and got married. They are the only house with TWO pets. There a lots of dog haters here, too. The lady two doors down accosts anyone who walks their dog past her house IN THE ROAD (allowed) and tells them NOT to come that way. She immediately runs out and washes the road with a bottle of bleach if your dog pees or poops in the road -- even though you have neatly picked everything up. I am almost at the point of laughing at her, but I really don't want to start a war. There are one or two who don't pick up poop, and they are ruining it for everyone. I pick up after them, just so Higgins doesn't get blamed. Now then, there is LOTS of poop lying around! We back up on a beautiful wildlife and nature preserve, some 80 miles of it and the wildlife is spectacular. Each day I watch otters play in our stream and roll around our backyard. The huge and numerous deer consider all the park's plantings and flowers their smorgasbord every night. The black bears are sneaky, but there is often bear scat on the lawns. And the BIG BIRDS! Ever seen Sandhill Crane poop? The hunting hawks and eagles leave pieces of rabbit all over the place (had a bunny leg on my carport). We have four beautiful wild turkeys, a really big Tom and his harem of three ladies, that walk all over the park. And there are many, many herons, egrets, anhingas, ducks, geese (messy!), and, alas, many venomous snakes and the occasional gator. THIS IS THE MOST FASCINATING PLACE I HAVE EVER LIVED! While no one feeds the wildlife, the critters know they are safe and are very tolerant of humans. It's like Animal Planet all the time! So we pick up the wild poop, too. Happy to do it. But I have often wanted to ask the many dog haters what they think of all that stuff lying around. I think my neighbor ought to wash the whole street, don't you?

07-12-2007, 06:10 AM	#32
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	Well, first.. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!~ Sounds like you are off to a good start. Good luck. __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty

07-12-2007, 04:36 PM	#43
Tiggerwit Just me 'n my boys Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Murphy, TX Posts: 4,596	Ger her a yorkie. I think she's jealous. __________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting some kind of battle." Alphy 's Roxy

07-12-2007, 04:52 PM	#44
teffiemoore Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 916	GIIIRRLLL, you know you catch flys with honey...bake her a pie and tell her what a nice and patient neighbor she has been....that you are working on keepin these babies of yours quiet everyday and you would just DIE if anything ever happened to them....big smooch on her cheeck ...rinse and repeat if necessary __________________ Steph's Furkids,Yogi, Bogus and Suki www.dogster.com/?320202 www.dogster.com/dogs/778799 Join YAP Here! "Animals are the most agreeable freinds"..

07-12-2007, 04:54 PM	#45
teffiemoore Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 916	Oh, and __________________ Steph's Furkids,Yogi, Bogus and Suki www.dogster.com/?320202 www.dogster.com/dogs/778799 Join YAP Here! "Animals are the most agreeable freinds"..

07-12-2007, 07:04 AM	#33
CO_yorkie_momma My Angels Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 2,260	Yes Happy Birthday and dont call yourself stupid because you cant decide which dogs to let go of if it comes down to that. That would be like deciding which kid to let go of if you couldnt keep them all. Hopefully nothing will come of it but I know how hard it is to get them to stop barking especially if there is more than one or two of them.

07-12-2007, 03:15 PM	#34
sweetr72 No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	Hi all! I tried to get ahold of someone from our municipality today but of course no one who knew anything about our dog laws was available...I THINK we will licence Reece and Soleil to my brother in law...he dosent have dogs and would jump at the chance to help his twin brother (my common law hehe)...I will keep you posted!! Dawn

07-12-2007, 03:20 PM	#36
reeses My Lil Man! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,703 Blog Entries: 2	How do you license a dog?

07-12-2007, 03:21 PM	#37
sweetr72 No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	Oh...I forgot to mention...my neighbour came over to my place of work today and told me what a good job we have done keeping them quiet today and last night and then said "luckily I didnt tell the police who you are or you would only have two dogs today" and then smiled..I thought...why offer a compliment and then follow it up with a threat...what IS her problem???? Dawn

07-12-2007, 03:34 PM	#40
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	What a horrible position to be in. How could anyone make that decision 'cause they are family! I know when we lived in town it was a 3 animal limit and we had 5 including the cats. We lived there for almost 30 years and always had more than the law said but never got caught. Now we live in the country and only have Murfee but my daughter who lives with us has 2 cats and my son who lives on the property has 3 dogs, 2 horses, and 4 cats Good luck with whatever you decided to do. Patty

07-12-2007, 04:07 PM	#42
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	it sounds like your neighbor could be alot worse, nicer too but there are many neighbors who would've just called the police and reported you and not approached you at all so you are lucky in that respect that she at least gave you a warning. I think your husband is doing the right thing by making nice no matter how difficult that may be at times because I think it would make it a lot more difficult to turn you in if she likes you. I would bake some cookies and say thank you for being so understanding or I'm sorry if my dogs bothered you or something like that because as difficult as it might be you have to remember what is the most important thing? Keeping your babies. I hope everything works out for you!!!